"Every year, around 1.3 million people die as a result of road accidents," Kubis said.

“每年，约有130万人会死于道路交通事故，”库比斯说。

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Particularly appalling, Mr Kubis added, was the use of suicide attacks - including those carried out by "brainwashed" children - to murder civilians.

BBC: Civilian casualties in Afghanistan fall

"Following a 12 percent decline in civilian casualties in 2012, the first three months of 2013 saw a troubling rise, " Jan Kubis, the head of the U.N.

NPR: UN Warns Of 'Troubling Rise' In Afghan Violence